Jammu: The Indian Army on Thursday killed five Pakistani soldiers and injured six others in retaliatory firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Army sources said, the firing took place in Bhimber and Battal sectors, after the ceasefire violation in Poonch and Rajouri earlier in the day in which Pakistan had resorted to mortar shelling and firing on forward posts along the LoC in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district and Krishnagati sector of Poonch.
In the unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army, a GREF labourer was killed, while one BSF jawan and two other civilians were injured.
This unprovoked aggression by Pakistan was responded to by the Indian Army in a strong and effective manner, killing five Pakistani soldiers and injuring six others.
Meanwhile, Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad over fresh ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, that it said have killed one Pakistani civilian and injured four others.